WARDOGS Guides: Seasons and Server Access

October 16 backend correction: Lonestar bonus removed

BULKHEAD says the previous night's backend update removed the Lonestar Cash and XP bonus and made Driver progression fixes, including the exploit allowing access to tanks too early. Do not choose Lonestar on the assumption that the preview's bonus is still active. The statement is an official deployed-backend report, not a separately measured per-server activation timestamp or a guarantee that every account's Driver progress is correct.

OfficialBULKHEAD developer / Steam source

October 15 release confirmed; check a new failure separately

The earlier October 15 08:00–09:30 UTC scheduled maintenance estimate is now historical: BULKHEAD explicitly announced the update released and servers back online. Record build, server region/ID and error time for a fresh join problem instead of assuming the old maintenance continues.

OfficialBULKHEAD / Steam source

Early Access and three-team combat

The Steam listing dates Early Access to September 10. The core game combines infantry, vehicles, support and destructible environments; it is not described as a battle royale or extraction shooter. Its ongoing development means balance and progression can change.

OfficialBULKHEAD / Team17 source

Current review: complete Season 02 notes

The October 14 final notes are followed by an October 15 official release/reopening notice. Earlier previews and maintenance estimates are historical; neither a release announcement nor a prior patch guarantees uninterrupted service or every account's outcome.

OfficialBULKHEAD source

Choose a useful next step

Season 02 covers announced timing, IR batteries, CIWS/Havoc context and preparation without inventing a retention promise. Server Browser separates server types, regions, filters, persistent IDs and queue behavior. We do not mark every Windows crash fixed because one named error was addressed.

Driver still looks wrong? Separate the symptom from the server plan

Record the displayed Driver level, missing unlock or tank restriction, current client/build and approximate session time. Compare progression after a normal subsequent session and report a reproducible mismatch rather than trying to reproduce the exploit. Limited Mode Servers with no Power Weapons and Vehicles are labeled Coming Soon in the same statement; there is no release receipt in this source. Do not treat a missing limited-mode server as a proven discovery failure or change regional filters repeatedly to manufacture a match.

OfficialBULKHEAD developer / Steam source